"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.